Gas discharge visualization evaluation of ultramolecular doses of homeopathic medicines under blinded, controlled conditions
Gas discharge visualization evaluation of ultramolecular doses of homeopathic medicines under blinded, controlled conditions
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DOI：
10.1089/107555303321222928
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发表时间：
2003-02-01
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2.6
通讯作者：
Schwartz, GE
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作者：
Bell, IR;Lewis, DA;Schwartz, GE
目的：确定使用计算机生物物理方法气体放电可视化(GDV)来区分顺势疗法药物的超分子剂量与溶剂对照以及彼此之间的可行性。设计：盲法、随机地评估来自不同王国的三种顺势疗法药物的四个分裂样品，例如，鼠尾草(矿物)、白头翁(植物)和乳香(动物)，溶解在20%的乙醇-水溶剂中和两种不同的对照溶液(即含有未经处理的乳糖/蔗糖颗粒的溶剂和单独的未流畅的溶剂)。过程：GDV测量，包括在四个不同电压水平下施加短暂的电脉冲对来自每个瓶子的10个液滴的每一个进行了超过10个连续的图像(每个电压每个测试溶液总共400个图像)。因变量为液滴在可见光和紫外光范围内的电子离子发射和光辐射爆发的量化图像特征(形状系数、面积和亮度)。结果：该方法在两个最高电压水平下产生了可测量的图像。在17千伏时，与溶剂相比，药物的图像参数值总体较低(对白头翁和乳清有显著意义)，并且在重复图像的波动中与溶剂不同(暴露在相同电压下)。在24kV时，出现了其他模式，与其他药物和溶剂对照相比，个别药物的成像参数显示出更高或更低的图像参数。结论：GDV技术可以为顺势药物与溶剂对照药物的性质提供一个电磁探针。然而，目前的研究结果也突出表明，有必要进行更多的研究，以评估可能影响结果重复性的因素。
Objectives: To determine the feasibility of using a computerized biophysical method, gas discharge visualization (GDV), to differentiate ultramolecular doses of homeopathic remedies from solvent controls and from each other.Design: Blinded, randomized assessment of four split samples each of 30c potencies of three homeopathic remedies from different kingdoms, for example, Natrum muriaticum (mineral), Pulsatilla (plant), and Lachesis (animal), dissolved in a 20% alcohol-water solvent versus two different control solutions (that is, solvent with untreated lactose/sucrose pellets and unsuccussed solvent alone).Procedures: GDV measurements, involving application of a brief electrical impulse at four different voltage levels, were performed over 10 successive images on each of 10 drops from each bottle (total 400 images per test solution per voltage). The dependent variables were the quantified image characteristics of the liquid drops (form coefficient, area, and brightness) from the resultant burst of electron-ion emission and optical radiation in the visual and ultraviolet ranges.Results: The procedure generated measurable images at the two highest voltage levels. At 17 kV, the remedies exhibited overall lower image parameter values compared with solvents (significant for Pulsatilla and Lachesis), as well as differences from solvents in fluctuations over repeated images (exposures to the same voltage). At 24 kV, other patterns emerged, with individual remedies showing higher or lower image parameters compared with other remedies and the solvent controls.Conclusions: GDV technology may provide an electromagnetic probe into the properties of homeopathic remedies as distinguished from solvent controls. However, the present findings also highlight the need for additional research to evaluate factors that may affect reproducibility of results.